Participation in public tenders at municipal level is associated with bureaucratic burdens. In this study, we examine both the actual bureaucratic effort (so-called monetary costs) and the associated emotions (so-called psychological costs) using the example of a micro, a small and a medium-sized electrical engineering company.
IfM-Materialien | 2024 The bureaucratic barriers for SMEs in the construction sector as a result of their participation in public procurement
Schneider, S; Schlömer-Laufen, N.; Reiff A. (2023): Bürokratische Belastungen von KMU im Baugewerbe im Zuge ihrer Beteiligung an öffentlichen Ausschreibungen, in: IfM Bonn, IfM-Materialien Nr. 307, Bonn.